Hi I had the same problem with my f717 camera. I followed all your instructions and opened the camera. Checked the cardreader cable and re inserted it. But after fixing everything back the camera is not responding. What could be the cause. I checked several times that the cables are connected properly. Please give your suggestions. Thanks

I bought a new Sony F717 in June of 2004 and it lasted 4 months before the first C:13:01 error. It seemed to magically fix itself a short time later and then went on me again a week ago (just as I went to take the first pictures of my kids at Niagara Falls, talk about disappointment). I went on-line and found all sorts of solutions that didn't work for me. I rubbed the card contacts, I bumped the camera, I re-formatted it and reset it and tried a different card etc etc and nothing worked. Anyway it was still on warranty so I took it in for service. The tech said he couldn't find anything about this on a Sony technical bulletin, which given the amount of reported instances on the net is completely amazing. He got rooting around inside the camera and found exactly what you did; the end of the ribbon cable connecting the card reader to the main board had popped out on one end about a millimetre. He re-inserted it and used some foam tape to hold it in place and it immediately corrected the problem. This C:13:01 error seems to be quite a problem with Sony cameras in general, maybe just a design fault with the ribbon end. Anyway I hope this helps someone a little, it made me feel better to know I didn't waste hundreds of dollars on a paperweight.

I had a disk error and tried formatting, everything. Nothing worked. Can you please give me details of how you attached the ribbon. I took the back off of my FD85 and a large ribbon was disconnected. Thank you.